Telegram-herald., 1887-08-07
IN DOaHIE SCOTLAND
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i1z car ngst day n Glasgow ws izquirsa
a5oai service. wefe directed 70 tas Church
OF scotland. 2ad ssgs sarpEissd 10 nnd
large cstheaTsl. win tbs e.essy nan zad or
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By he priest I'D net ~ ghs people. al
ihouga they ciam 10 cl-t1 gi1sly frou lie
CAuFeh Of E7slald
Ias Metropolis Is one OF tbs ansst GENE
ter.ez svss visited R.ans isr sboye sies
round bsAaiiiu. hilisits wilh a. uuususl
number 0f lae monuments. i. appears more
hxs q Festfal chuTcn ard 10 the siran gs-.
t1t - oas .ho Lzs lrisl-Cs ly.ng there. L
most be a.plzos of tender memories and IN
tense longing for -ihe togcA u vanished
hand sud the SQUAD ola voice that IS sgill.'
L. she trip through Loshs Lonoai aud
hs-fln-. 1.lA the drive over the irosspc4..
Or HoOtcd OIL SIDES. 0s imegllsd fifz-
iames on his gray sieen. his
wandering over tie Ll..s. TIE nzide4
hl-1teusa look. a. sic oshed lia.. the
Tlds % h-sA Isle. k11s-llA dlal llelsa :,
and 81 tAe scelss OF rAs Lady o. tne Lake.
~ rla-iY We reached SIR .ius Caste. whege
TIE AlS 5eyssis1 hi.aself to El.sa aai poor
k0Iesick me- mis- death IL he hitle cell On
tbs rl1ht.
E4lloIrgh fully equallsd our expecta-
uo1s- .~OA monument. SAID 90 ge OAe o.
the finest IA the world, wss directly Ia front
of onr -o.el.
Among other sights the guide book said
Visit tue cd Parliament bglldIag where me
courts are now he'd. an0 OF course we
"snt. hen ushe4ed in.o TIE reception
soom a novel siSht greeted Us. Inc room
Was iulsheG IL white marble adorned with
nae OIL portraits of judges and klngs and
beautiful Statutes. great many guests
were walking about HE room or talking
wiki gentlemen n black gowns ard gray
50 IS. cuIe1 and pulled ia tie Oldea sty e.
he soon learned iaA. these were TIE bar
riStefs or upper lawyers who are "a! !'CWou
! 70 pgScIce IN the courts One oi THESE
I soon O1eTsd TO ysks Us 10 the
court rooms. We found him a cul-
tu.ed gentleman who had travelled
/ Oh the continent and in America a. FAR
Ia west - Colorado. He e. pl2llei the
+ OadCsfs and management OF the courts.
pointed SuI tie chair which Scott occupied
when clerk Of the court aud toos ns through
/ the lora,iss, con tanning 5000 books. tnis
| being one Of the 1--WE Libraries which afe en-
/ titled 10 lge copies each OF every new work
l pubiishei IN Great Britain. Among the
| curi0slt Is were some ol Scott manuscripts,
| and, by the way. ne said the poet was
very poor spellsr. have al ways been at
| trscted toward ScotS, aud it must have
| been Z common failing.
| ir the schools in Scotland classes are re-
| Quirei To average a certain per cent. or the
teacher is not retained. One law gives
| certain amount 10 a district If the school is
satisfactory, thus lowering the school tax 4
| IL can be obtained.
| The Cueeh rarely visits Edinburgg because
/ she does not Ike H0lyrOQl Castle and she
7 asked the city 10 give her hospital, fitted
! up very elegantly, which was donated By
l Scotch gentlepan as q hospital for gentle
| men sons. But the city declined the in
| v'tatiOD and SO have few opportunities Of
| entertaining Her Majesty Her lesl visit
/ was IN August. 1885 " hat a story the
walls Of these old castles could tell If they
could s2saki hoiyToOd Castle has@itnessed
the royal changes OF t.irty generations. and
/ is now the residence ct Victoria, When II
/ the city.
Abbottsford. the home which Scott spent
! years IN periecting, was unusually interest
| IDg: we found his library and study inst ~
! be lett them. With the books, furniture
| decorations and relics il was easy To read
! the character which designed and arranged
/ all Among ile many gifts vas the chair
/ with dark Ied brOcade satin upholstering
aud heavy carved frame, which the Pope
! sent him; the ebony csoi 1et and chairs,
/ from King Gearge; NapoleOn's embroider-
ed portfolio found in MS tent after the bat
! tie OF Waterloo, from the Duke Of yelling
| ton. and Rob ROy's sword. The estate Is
! now owneGh by & laughter. whose
! children we saw plsyiDS ca the lawn. The
! large study window reveals the lawn and
/ lovely Tweed but short distance from the
house. Scott seems 10 bold the deepest
( place IN the hearts Of his countrymen. HIS
name IS found egerywhere and spoken with
/ 3 tenderness which shows genuine feeling
! for bin.
| One morning we were awakened. urex-
/ pecteclg, by the music OF the g-pipo ard
| found lnst regiment Of scotch soldiers in
/ their highland costume were stationed near.
l This gave the las, touca OF pictuTesoueness
10 our memories of scotland. t. n.